2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

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2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Creighton Bluejays wordmark.svg
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East
2017–18 record19–13 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carli Tritz
  • Chevelle Saunsoci
  • Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
DePaul † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Marquette 15 – 3   .833 24 – 10   .706
Villanova 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Creighton 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
St. John's 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Butler 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Xavier 3 – 15   .167 10 – 20   .333
Providence 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
† 2018 Big East Tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Iowa in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

Previous season[]

They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

Roster[]

2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Fenwick River Forest, IL
G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mason City Mason City, IA
G 4 Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Mount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Andover Andover, KS
F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN
F 12 Gracey Griglione 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Interstate 35 Truro, IA
G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Park Cottage Grove, MN
G 15 Tatum Rembao 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Loveland Loveland, CO
G 21 Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Richwoods Peoria, IL
G 22 Brooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Minden
Illinois 		Minden, NE
G 24 Temi Carda 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Lakeville North Lakeville, MN
F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40 Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Mahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN
F 45 Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Dowling Catholic Clive, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule[]

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
6:00 pm 		Northern State W 68–63 
D. J. Sokol Arena 
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:30 am 		Wichita State W 66–61  1–0
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm 		at  L 68–73  1–1
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,997)
Vermillion, SD
11/19/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Nebraska W 64–49  2–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324)
Lincoln, NE
11/21/2017*
6:00 pm 		Northern Iowa W 89–78 2OT 3–1
 D. J. Sokol Arena (632)
Omaha, NE
11/24/2017*
1:00 pm 		vs. Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 64–67  3–2
 South Point Arena (175)
Enterprise, NV
11/25/2017*
3:30 pm 		vs. No. 5 UCLA
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 63–72  3–3
 South Point Arena (550)
Enterprise, NV
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Drake W 108–100 4OT 4–3
 Knapp Center (2,863)
Des Moines, IA
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm 		at  W 72–51  5–3
 Baxter Arena (2,043)
Omaha, NE
12/15/2017*
4:00 pm 		South Dakota State W 72–65  6–3
 D. J. Sokol Arena (780)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2017*
6:00 pm 		No. 13 Florida State L 82–92  6–4
 D. J. Sokol Arena (760)
Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		No. 18 Villanova W 69–54  7–4 (1–0)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Georgetown W 69–58  8–4 (2–0)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (745)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2018
6:00 pm, FS2 		at Seton Hall W 68–51  9–4 (3–0)
 Walsh Gymnasium (625)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2018
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at St. John's L 65–72 OT 9–5 (3–1)
 Carnesecca Arena (625)
Queens, NY
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, FS2 		Marquette L 77–92  9–6 (3–2)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,109)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN 		DePaul L 54–82  9–7 (3–3)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (672)
Omaha, NE
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Providence W 73–56  10–7 (4–3)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (951)
Omaha, NE
01/19/2018
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at Butler L 53–59  10–8 (4–4)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (922)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2018
11:00 am, BEDN 		at Xavier W 71–64 OT 11–8 (5–4)
 Cintas Center (922)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN 		St. John's L 65–72  11–9 (5–5)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,316)
Omaha, NE
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Seton Hall W 53–39  12–9 (6–5)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,015)
Omaha, NE
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at DePaul L 67–77  12–10 (7–5)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,828)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Marquette W 74–73  13–10 (8–5)
 Al McGuire Center (1,612)
Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2018
11:00 am, BEDN 		at Providence W 87–84 2OT 14–10 (9–5)
 Alumni Hall (439)
Providence, RI
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Xavier W 65–54  15–10 (10–5)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Butler W 64–55  16–10 (11–5)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261)
Omaha, NE
02/23/2018
10:00 am, BEDN 		at Georgetown L 67–70  16–11 (11–6)
 McDonough Gymnasium (2,257)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2018
1:00 pm, FS1 		Villanova W 55–48  17–11 (12–6)
 Jake Nevin Field House (801)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
2:30 pm, FS2 		(4) vs. (5) St. John's
Quarterfinals 		W 66–58  18–11
 Wintrust Arena (1,991)
Chicago, IL
03/05/2018
3:00 pm, FS1 		(4) vs. (1) Marquette
Semifinals 		L 70–76  18–12
 Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		(11 KC) vs. (6 KC) Iowa
First Round 		W 76–70  19–12
 Pauley Pavilion (2,304)
Los Angeles, CA
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		(11 KC) at (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA
Second Round 		L 64–86  19–13
 Pauley Pavilion (1,860)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central.

Rankings[]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also[]

2017–18 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "Creighton University Athletics - Download the Bluejay Women's Basketball Media Guide Today". Gocreighton.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ^ "Creighton Bluejays Women's Basketball - Bluejays News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ^ Creighton Bluejays. "Creighton Bluejays on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. ^ "Creighton University Athletics - 2017–18 (W) Basketball Schedule". Gocreighton.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
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